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Promised land : Solms, Castro, & Sam Houston's colonization contracts
- Title
- Promised land : Solms, Castro, & Sam Houston's colonization contracts / Jefferson Morgenthaler.
- Author
- Morgenthaler, George J.
- Publication
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2009], ©2009.
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- Description
- xv, 225 pages; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 19
- Uniform Title
- Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 19.
- Subjects
- Adelsverein History
- Solms-Braunfels, Carl, Prinz zu, 1812-1875
- Texas > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
- Germany > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
- Texas > History > Republic, 1836-1846
- Castro, Henri, 1786-1865
- Texas > Colonization > History > 19th century
- France > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Context -- 2. France Meets Texas -- 3. The Colonization Contracts -- 4. Shifting Diplomatic Winds -- 5. The Nobles and the Pilgrims -- 6. France Sours, Germany Ponders -- 7. Setbacks and Preparations -- 8. Solms -- 9. The Journey -- 10. Welcome to Texas -- 11. West to San Antonio -- 12. Competition -- 13. Missed Connections -- 14. Priorities -- 15. The Founders Depart -- 16. The Tides Turn -- 17. The Outcome -- 18. Aftermath.
- ISBN
- 9781603441193 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1603441190 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009000523
- OCLC
- ocn298541241
- 298541241
- SCSB-5485285
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries